Activity Description of "Support Your Local Science Books"

Title

Support Your Local Science Books

Audience

Middle/High School - any science

Abstract

In this open-ended activity, students are presented with a problem:
they must support a minimum of two science books 2cm above the lab table.
Unfortunately for some of them, the materials they must use (paper, scissors, tape) do not provide an immediately obvious solution to this situation.
Teacher notes are included that provide hints for optimizing this critical-thinking situation.

Author

Chuck Downing

Email

downgrED@oa.ptloma.edu

Unifying Concept

Evidence, models, and explanation

Science and Technology

Abilities of technological design

Science as Inquiry

Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry

History and Nature of Science

Science as a human endeavor

Science in Personal and Social Perspectives

Personal and community health, Science and technology in local, national, global challenges